West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-10-27

The government building at Clarks-
burg will be put under roof this fall.
consequently work will continue there
all the winter. Uuder the contract
the structure will be completed by
May next.
The X. Il T. managers expected
10 get the tract completed as far as
TOWNSVILLE yesterday evening, The
first hauling the company will do is
the removal OF lot of shook for Mr..
Cooke.
DR.. M. S. Holt, editor OF che We.
ton Republican. has been indicted for
carrying apistol. 1t will be remem.
bered that the Doctor recently had
some trouble on the streets of Weston
in which he drew his gun.
A distressing accident occurred near
PruntytoWn Monday which caused
the death of j. w. Yates. He was
cutting down tree when a large
limb suddenly broke and in falling
caught him beneath it. His body
was terribly mangled by the heavy
blow. He leaves a family.
Judge Woods, Capt. Poundstone
and Rev. L. Fl. Jordan are appointed
to mark out the ground for the new
seminary building. The building is
to cost from $4,000 to $4,000. and
to be so built az to admit OF being
added TO. Rock for the foundation
will be quarried immediately
Buckhdanon Delta.
In its new volume, beginning with
the November number, THE AMER1.
CAN MAGAZINE will add some very
important features to its monthly de-
partments; these will include book
reviews by Julian Hawthorne, n
Calendar Of Health" by DIR. Hutch.
inson, and Household Art" with
illustrations, by Jennie June.
Some person who was probably in
need OF clothes line or through sheer
meanness cut the telegraph line, about
half mile from Eugene Sypolfs
last MoOday evening and carried off
about seventy-6ve feet of it. Quite
number Of the insulators were found
to be broken on the poles and the
poles themselves containing shot and
bullet holes. Tampering with tele.
graph lines is a serious business and
the parties, If apprehended, will re-
ceive the full benefit of the law.
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All the ten wheel engines are to
be taken off the 4th division to be
replaced with engines called small
moguls or nine hundreds. They are
called nine hundreds from their num-
bers which are all over nine hundred.
There has been two gangs Of bridge
carpenters inspecting and repairing
bridges on the 4th division for the
last two weeks, so as TO have them
safe for the young moguls.- Eagle.
Once more was "Gentle Annie"
Costello before His Honor, last week
She was committed to Jail in default
Of fine.
1t Is reported that Ed. Smalley,
son Of S. Smalley, of Reedsyille, met
with a serious IL not fatal accident
while at work in Pennsylvania last
Saturday. Ed. has been for some
time employed at the coal mines and
worked on the 'tipple' about forty feet
above the ground. While at work
he missed his footing and fell to the
ground. His friends we're informed
Of the accident Immediately but at
this writing have not heard the par.
ticulars nor the extent Of bis injuries.
We hope that he is not az badly hurt
as reported.
LATER Ed was not hurt as bad
as At first supposed. He will he
able for work a0aiu In n few dave